I don't know if there is any advocate in this system. I'm inclined to think there's got to be something like that. I do need to understand more how this works.

I think you're right about giving some benign general reason, rather than voicing a complaint.

Here's a big concern that I think dominates my thinking. This current provider is prescribing hydrocodone for me. I'm afraid, if I go to someone new, the new person might decline to do that. There's even a Medicare Advantage plan I'ld like to join that would give me membership in the YMCA (a $500 benefit,) but uncertainty about a new provider giving me hydrocodone freezes me from making a move.

If it sounds like I'm overly protective of my pain pill supply, yes I am. I have fallen in love with this drug, though I don't take large amounts. I totally see how people get hooked.